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Published: Oct 09, 2007 - 06:09 AM
Richard Juryn and Denis Fontaine Die in Kayak Mishap
<img border="0" align="right" src=http://www.nsmb.com/images/shore_news/richjuryn/mongolia.jpg>Richard Juryn (far left) and five of his buddies on their recent riding trip to Mongolia.
Richard Juryn and seven friends set out on an epic, season-capping adventure on Saturday morning. Their plan was to kayak from Deep Cove to Anvil Island, run to the top, paddle back to the mainland and then cycle to Whistler.
After their climb to the top of Anvil the weather turned foul. Despite the increasing swell they decided to make for the mainland. Soon after, the weather deteriorated further and amid seven foot swells and 85 km/h winds the kayak containing Denis Fontaine and Cheryl Beatty capsized. Richard Juryn and his paddling partner, Graham Tutti, attempted to rescue Fontaine and paddle with him toward Porteau Cove while another picked up Beatty and made it safely back to Anvil Island. Fontaine climbed into the centre hatch of the double kayak but in the foul weather it began to take on water and eventually sank.
The three men were rescued after over an hour in the water but Richard Juryn and Denis Fontaine could not be revived.
... go to NSMBe.Magazine for the rest of this tragic story
<img border="0" align="right" src=http://www.nsmb.com/images/shore_news/richjuryn/mongolia.jpg>Richard Juryn (far left) and five of his buddies on their recent riding trip to Mongolia.
Richard Juryn and seven friends set out on an epic, season-capping adventure on Saturday morning. Their plan was to kayak from Deep Cove to Anvil Island, run to the top, paddle back to the mainland and then cycle to Whistler.
After their climb to the top of Anvil the weather turned foul. Despite the increasing swell they decided to make for the mainland. Soon after, the weather deteriorated further and amid seven foot swells and 85 km/h winds the kayak containing Denis Fontaine and Cheryl Beatty capsized. Richard Juryn and his paddling partner, Graham Tutti, attempted to rescue Fontaine and paddle with him toward Porteau Cove while another picked up Beatty and made it safely back to Anvil Island. Fontaine climbed into the centre hatch of the double kayak but in the foul weather it began to take on water and eventually sank.
The three men were rescued after over an hour in the water but Richard Juryn and Denis Fontaine could not be revived.
... go to NSMBe.Magazine for the rest of this tragic story
